³⁸ And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and `many' weeping and wailing greatly.

¹⁷ Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:

¹⁸ and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

¹⁹ For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.

²⁰ Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.

²³ And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,

²⁴ he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

¹⁷ and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

²² And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,

⁵² And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

⁵³ And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

³⁹ And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.